Properties of Extracellular Matrix-Like Scaffolds for the Growth and Differentiation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells

To provide a new strategy for constructing small vascular graft, the survival conditions of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), which were seeded on two different groups of extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffolds were studied in vitro.The scaffold was made with a mixture of fibrinogen, fibronectin, and laminin, which solidified to form unpressed structure. A 1N force could make it to be pressed. EPCs induced from cultures of rat mesenchymal stem...